French Riviera Overrun With Organized Crime
Marseilles has long been considered a hotbed of organized crime, but as The Telegraph reports, mobs from the former...
Author: Thomas Roche
Goodbye to the Oxford English Dictionary
…in print form, at least. The Telegraph is reporting that the next edition of the OED will probably not...
TRIM5a, the Protein that Destroys HIV
Loyola University Health System reported last week on Loyola University researchers’ discovery of a protein that appears to destroy...
Visit to Glenn Research Center by “Author of a Book”
Sometimes you run across stuff online, and you think to yourself, “Really? This is just sitting there for me...
Japan’s Secret Hanging Chamber
Japan is one of the few industrialized nations that still uses the death penalty, and they still execute prisoners...
The Sexy Smell of Spacefaring Cinnamon Buns
The kind of spammy, bot-tastic Fashion Week News Twitter Account nonetheless guides me to exactly what I’ve been looking...
Social Networking for the Heavily Armed
If you’ve got a .45 ACP Kimber Ultra Carry II in your pocket AND you’re glad to see me,...
The Ultimate Vaporware: Power From Air
Devices much like solar panels on the top of every building could not only discharge lightning before it forms,...
This Is Your Brain on Technophobia. Any Questions?
Having listened to Terry Gross and Fresh Air since Lucy was in short pants — or, at least, sometimes...
Sudden Drop in Cable TV Subscribers — Film At Eleven!
Jacqui Cheng over at Ars Technica comments briefly on the report by market research firm SNL Kagan that the...